Rubber dam-clamp



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1'. ESGHAUZIER. RUBBER DAM .CLAMP. I No. 343,117. Patented June 1, 1886.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANCIS ESOHAUZIER, OF ALBANY, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE S. S. IVHITEDENTAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA,

PENNSYLVANIA.

RUBBER DAM-CLAMP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No 343,117, dated June 1,1886.

Application filed June .19, 1885. Serial No. 170, [96.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS ESOHAUZIER, a British subject, residing inAlbany, Albany county, and State of New York, have invented a new anduseful RubberDam-Olamp, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in dental rubber dam-clamps inwhich a movable slide is operated from one arm of the clamp by a screw,said arm being suitably grooved on the sides for the slide to work in;also, to an adjustable screw passing through both arms of the clamp.

The object of said slide running in the grooved arm is to force therubber dam used in filling teeth, and the gum covering the necks of theteeth above the cavity to be filled.

The object of the adjustable screw is to secure both arms of the clampfirmly to the tooth.

I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective View of the clamp,

' movable slide B operates.

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rubber dam E, and tooth F. Fig. 2 is a side view of the clamp, showingthe adjustable screw D passing through both arms. Fig. 3 is a front viewof the slide B. Fig. 4 shows a front View of the grooved arm in whichthe Similarletters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Fig. 1 also shows the clamp complete at-

